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SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2014

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Velis ready to represent

By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD – It was a joyful evening Tuesday, a good party as far as parties go, but for John Velis, the newly elected Representative for the 4th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, it’s time to get to work.

“If it was up to me, I’d be sworn in already,” said the 32-year old Velis, the first Democrat to represent Westfield in the House in four decades.

“I expect to be sworn in within the next week and a half.”

The first item on the new legislator’s agenda will deal with the state’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

“First and foremost, the Ways and Means Committee is looking to relay their budget, and it’s time to give Westfield a voice in the process,” he said, adding that he will not be a tow-the-line Democrat. “John Velis isn’t going to just give a yes or no vote. As a lawyer, I’m trained to read into everything, and I’m going to research all legislation that comes to me.”

Velis also stated that he will soon form a committee made up of his new constituents, which will help educate him on the issues facing Westfield.

“I’m a firm believer that by forming a committee with a wide variety of views — public safety, small business, seniors, etc – I’ll be able to ask these people ‘how does this piece of legislation affect you?’ Because I don’t know what impacts them like they do.”

Velis is hoping to make good on his campaign promise to be “the most accessible politician the city has ever seen”, and wants to hear the thoughts and opinions of all his new constituents, even old foes.

“It’s not going to be a partisan committee,” he said before being asked whether he would consult the small business acumen of Dan Allie, his

Residents getting City Hall workout Brett Anderson of Southwick asks a question of Mass Wildlife officials about efforts to protect a wildlife habitat in the town at a meeting last night in Southwick Town Hall. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen)

ATV riders warned by wildlife officials

By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – ATV riders in town have been warned – use of offroad vehicles on the former tobacco fields in town which are now a protected grasslands habitat will no longer be tolerated.

Officials from the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (also known as Mass Wildlife) visited the town Wednesday night and staged a meeting attended by about 30 residents to explain how they are managing their 254-acre Southwick Wildlife Management Area, a prop-

erty they purchased in 2008 from the General Cigar Company which is east of the Congamond Lakes on the Connecticut border and abutting a similar property which is owned and managed by a similar agency in that state.

Massachusetts ornithologist Andrew Vitz made a presentation about the birds that live on the Commonwealth’s dwindling grasslands which explained how and why their populations are shrinking.

“We’re trying to provide habitats See ATV Riders, Page 5

See Velis Ready, Page 7

John Velis receives a call from Massachusetts House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo after winning the Westfield State Representative seat. (File

Gary Yelin of Southwick, who along with Mike Grondahl and Travis Loucks spoke Monday at Town Hall as part of the promotional team for Motocross 338, asks for “leniency” toward youthful ATV riders who violate the law by riding their machines on property owned by Mass Wildlife and used as a protected grasslands wildlife habitat. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen)

photo by Frederick Gore)

By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – City residents are huffing and puffing at City Hall to get to offices, especially on the second and third floors, to do their business because the building’s lone elevator has been out of service since Monday, March 24, when a state inspector issued a noncompliance notice.

Building Superintendent Jon Flagg said the noncompliance notification was “not a safety issue” and that issues cited by the state inspector were corrected by the afternoon of the following day, Tuesday, March 25.

Flagg said that City Hall maintenance personnel and technicians from the city’s elevator contractor, ThyssenKrupp, worked to correct the cited issues, mostly in the control room where a water line had to be boxed to separate it from the elevator’s electronics. The pipe has been in that location for years, but had not been cited as a noncompliance issue in the past.

“I’ve been in contact with the elevator company every day,” Flagg said. “They have completed the reports and sent that paperwork in to the state last week.”

“So now it’s a waiting game for the state to reinspect it and put it back into operation,” Flagg said. “The problem is that there is only a handful of inspectors for all of the elevators in the state, so there is a huge backlog.”

While many residents are capable of climbing the stairs, some residents, especially those who have mobility and COPD health issues, are not able to trudge up the flights of stairs to city offices.

Ward 4 Councilor Mary O’Connell suggested that the City Council, which conducted two public hearings Thursday night, should continue the hearings until the elevator is back in service.

“There is no elevator service which limits handicapped access to these public hearings,” O’Connell said.

The City Council members disregarded O’Connell suggestion and voted to close the hearings.

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Board considers options for sewer phase two

By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – Phase One of the parallel sewer interceptor projects is now complete.

Department of Public Works Director (DPW) Randy Brown said the town is ready to proceed with connecting more residents.

“We have the added capacity and have eight or so neighborhoods already identified to move forward,” said Brown.

The cost to connect in phase two is more costly than what residents paid for phase one.

“Phase one users paid about

$8,000 to connect,” he said. “We’re now looking at an average of $20,000.”

The cost to connect is paid by the resident through a “betterment fee” and is spread out over 40 years.

State statute requires that any resident located on a street where a sewer pipe is available must connect to it unless the Board of Health grants an exception.

Selectwoman Tracy Cesan said she attended a Sewer Implementation Committee meeting where the cost was discussed and two options were presented. The first was simply that residents had to connect and pay the

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Another option was to bring a trunk line to businesses and have the business pay the cost, and residents along that line could then connect at a greatly reduced cost.

This would mean that the neighborhoods already identified to connect in phase two may not be the next to connect. The businesses where he line goes would dictate which residents could connect.

Cesan said the cost to businesses would likely reduce their septic costs over time.

“Some of the businesses in town are having their septic tanks pumped

weekly, or even daily,” Cesan said.

Paying for a trunk line would cost less, especially if a septic failure occurs.

“If you have to replace the tank, or if your septic fails, that’s $15,000$20,000,” Selectmen Chairman Russell Fox said.

Cesan said the benefit to the sewer is once a business or home is hooked up, they remain connected and no longer have to pay a large sum of money for replacement. She also noted that the cost has increased dramatically over the past few years and “is only going to go up.”

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made, several groups need to come together. He also noted that it is a difficult time economically for people and the town – and individual residents – are able to apply for a Rural Development grant to assist with costs.

Fox suggested that Brown approach businesses in town to talk about the option and find out which businesses may be interested.

The board also noted that connecting the schools remains a priority.

“We have to do the schools,” said Selectman Joseph Deedy.

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Gateway Superintendent’s Corner find many teachers and “Limiting kids to learning administrators throughout the only in the classroom is like country writing strong letters buying a Lamborghini and to their communities as they only driving in the driveway” leave education after years of – this recent tweet by Dr. Justin working with students because Tarte addresses many of they feel the current direction today’s educational issues. of education supported by big From the use of technology to business has moved away field trips; from project-based, from years of research on how problem solving lessons that to best teach students. have real life implications to Despite Massachusetts the lessons learned in athletics being a model of educational and the performing arts; from success in the national and the assessment of students Dr. David Hopson international arena of student through performance based testing, and closing gaps ‘capstone’ projects to students producing artifacts shared with the world; between subgroups of students, the latest from the understanding that education is a report of the Massachusetts Business Alliance lifelong event rather than one with a defined for Education (“The New Opportunity to endpoint such as graduating from high school: Lead”) seems to show that we’ve been overly the reality is that most students’ lives outside reliant on standardization and assessments, the classroom do not in any way reflect what and have seen a decrease in educational progress. Although there are many recommendahappens in the traditional classroom.

This dissonance between the traditional, tions, the report seems to support including teacher centered, fact-based, rigid form of 21st century skills that we’ve all heard so instruction with tests that primarily measure much about over the last decade, which have success by an ability to regurgitate informa- had little impact on public education discustion, compared to research into game based, sions and policy.

When one thinks of the power that we each problem solving, real life application of skills, knowledge, and creation is evident across the control in finding information, sharing educational spectrum. The constant push thoughts, creating new works through the towards a common curriculum, standardized merging, reorganization, and application of tests, and standardizing how teachers teach existing knowledge, and the routine use of through ‘proven’ instructional practices technology—especially by the young—it ignores much of the research concerning how begs the question of why these items aren’t children learn, the importance of play, the strongly supported by federal and state polineed to meet children’s interests, and using cy, rather than just updating standardized new technologies to expand ‘learning’ time testing from paper and pencils to computers?

Todd Gazda (a past Gateway administrator) well beyond the school day.

Recently, there have been several interest- captures another aspect of this in a recent ing findings linking the increase in student blog titled “Enough is Enough” (http://superdisengagement in the classroom, an increase intendentlps.blogspot.com/) that is certainly in students with discipline problems, and the worth reading. The question of what we will need for ever more social-emotional supports each do to change the system should resonate for children of all ages to the over standard- with anyone who cares about the future of ization of instruction, curriculum, and an end- education in the United States. less cycle of assessments. It’s also easy to

Donate Life Flag ceremonies commemorating Donate Life month took place at Westfield City Hall, Noble Hospital and the Westfield Fire Department this week. The events were conducted to recognize organ donors and raise awareness of the importance of human organ donation. Taking part in the ceremony at Westfield City Hall were, from left, Sue Sanders, recipient of a heart transplant, Chas MacKenzie from Life Choice, Paula and Jack Fabello, who donated their late daughter’s organs, Chris Daley, recipient of a kidney transplant, and Mayor Daniel Knapik. (Photo by Don Wielgus)

Honor Society Chapter Established WESTFIELD - The Division of Graduate and Continuing Education at Westfield State University (DGCE) recently established a chapter of the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society (ASL). The students who are eligible to join are those who have 24 institutional credits, have an overall GPA of at least 3.2 and are in the top 20 percent of their class.

There are several advantages for students inducted as ASL members, including becoming eligible for national scholarships, receiving recognition at an induction ceremony, and wearing stoles at graduation to signify their status in the society. The first Westfield State ASL induction ceremony will take place in April.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Hey Putin, don’t even think about ordering a Super Mighty in Buffalo.

Mighty Taco, a Buffalo-based chain of Mexican fast-foot restaurants, has banned Russian President Vladimir Putin from all of the company’s 23 locations in western New York.

The company known for its quirky ads announced on social media this week that effective immediately, Putin is banned from

Mighty Taco for seizing Crimea from Ukraine. Mighty Taco’s posting says Putin may be ordering around Crimea, but he won’t be ordering a Super Mighty, one of the chain’s most popular menu items.

The posting, which features a red-tinted photo of a gesticulating Putin, says he’ll be “welcomed back” at Mighty Taco when he stops acting like a bully and “picking on people.”

Man wants $140, broken ATM spits out $37,000 SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A malfunctioning ATM at a bank in Maine has dispensed $37,000 in cash to man who requested $140.

South Portland police say they responded to the TD Bank branch Thursday morning after getting a call from a woman who said a man was spending an unusual amount of time at the ATM she was waiting to use. Officers found the man stuffing cash into a shopping bag.

The money was returned to the bank. Bank officials say they don’t want to press charges.

But police continue to investigate. The man hasn’t been charged.

A bank official describes the problem as a “code error” and says no customer accounts were affected.

THIS WEEK IN WESTFIELD HISTORY

Morgan Block

By JEANETTE FLECK WSU Intern One of the oldest places in town is also the most recognizable, if not always by its historic name.

Morgan Block has faced the Green, at the lowest odd numbers on Court Street, since its construction in 1820. Major Archippus Morgan, originally from Pittsfield, built it, along with his private residence, both on the corner of Court and Broad streets. The Block contained his grocery store, but he also rented out the other two addresses to other vendors, and made it possible for residents to buy shares in the Hampshire and Hampden/Farmington canal, in which Morgan himself was a large investor.

Little else could be found about him, except that he died in September of 1857, and that his property was owned afterwards by Sarah Morgan Way and her family. She carried out minor renovations on the building at some point during her ownership, including the addition of Italianate “door hoods” over two of the addresses’ entrances.

About a decade after Morgan’s death (c. 1866), the Westfield YMCA was founded. Its first premises were in one of the addresses in the Block, before they moved to Elm Street and built their

own premises. Several other businesses filtered through before 1950, most prominently including the Green Shutter restaurant/tea room (which had been at number five, in the middle of the block).

Around 1945, O’Donnell Insurance, the first real estate company to occupy any of the three addresses, moved in at number three, but the company that has occupied the Block for the longest, and lent their name to the building in casual conversation, is the Roger Butler company, then a family-owned company dealing in both insurance and real estate, which now specializes in insurance. They moved into number five in 1949, after having been in business since 1902, and several years later, merged with the Herbert Lyman Agency (the company that sold Westfield’s first ever car insurance policy to Gilbert Loomis in 1897). Today, the company is still in business, and still owned by the same family.

Also in 1950, a doctor’s office was established at number seven, and this practice has also lasted into the present day, its ownership also remaining in the same family. Other businesses came and went, sharing premises with the three companies above, but all were gone by 1980.

Number three, under the differently-colored

roof, is the only address that has changed since then. After the O’Donnell Insurance Agency left the building, the address was owned by Stearns and Yerrall Realty. They stayed from the mid-1980s into the ‘90s, it,

though no business occupies the address now. The most obvious change, though, is the absence of the fourth door, which was once in the middle of the address front.

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Councilor O’Connell:

Ward Four and City of Westfield update work on Rte. 20, Court Street, and Western Avenue from Lloyds Hill Rd to High St/Mill Yes, this is indeed the year of the pothole.

St Intersection (Phase 2). Project includes Westfield, as so many other municipalities, has reclamation, box-widening and resurfacing seen street surface deterioration like no other along Western Avenue and Court Street from year. It is a disaster and the City faces huge Lloyds Hill Road to the Court St./High St./ decisions on repair. I have been working with Mill St. intersection. Sidewalks, crosswalks City administration on this “challenge” and the and left turn lanes will be included. future is rather grim. Total costs to repair all of Construction to begin 2017/2018. Estimated our streets run towards $50 million. The City total cost $3,564,202. has maintained a pavement repair effort in the According to the Massachusetts interim period (over the long-term beginning in Department of Transportation website the 1998) but, less than recommended. Construction total cost of this proposed project will be costs have increased significantly, increasing over $5 million. The proposed start date will proportionally due to heavy interdependence of be in 2017/2018. I have been warning that MARY L. O’CONNELL the project will run us upwards of $10 milconstruction materials with oil. I do want to thank Jim Mulvenna, the Department of Public lion. These estimates do not include the costs Works Director, for his efforts in emergency of water line improvements or any WG&E repairs. You may call your Ward Councilor to infrastructure upgrades. Over the next three or four years request specific repairs. costs are bound to go higher (do they ever decrease?). What I You can also notify the City directly of potholes and other am hearing from my constituents is that most residents are not issues by using the City’s web site. in favor of this project.

On City of Westfield website click the Departments tab at Comcast Contract the top of the page.

There has been some information in the news during the 1. On the drop-down window click the DPW tab. past month regarding the Comcast contract with our city. The 2. Once on the DPW page click the Contact Us tab on the situation with the negotiation is this: The Cable Commission left-hand side of page. advises the Mayor – the sole authority on signing a contract 3. You are now on the page that shows nine (9) choices/ between the City and our cable provider. The role of the Cable topics – review the topics (other, streets, potholes, snow Commission is outlined on our city website and reads, “The plowing, tree service, vandalism etc.) commission was established at the request of the mayor and 4. Click on a topic (potholes) and a window appears asking by ordinance of the Westfield City Council in October of you to provide information: name, address, telephone num- 1987. As an advisory board to the mayor, the commission’s ber, email address, description and location of problem (be responsibility is to monitor any cable television service prospecific vider’s license compliance in the city and to hear and faciliProposed Western Avenue Project tate resolution of customer complaints regarding customer Western Avenue is a mess. We need to address some of the service.” There were two public hearings held in the fall of issues challenging us including resurfacing and drainage. It is 2012 on the subject of Comcast and our contract with them. I my opinion that we can accomplish this without a massive was able to attend one of the meetings with a large crowd of disruption of this avenue, complete without widening, tree citizens who gave their input. Many of the Cable removal, and super wide “Multi Use travel ways” along both Commissioners, as well as most of G&E Commissioners and sides. some city councilors also attended. The negotiations are nearThis is a summary of the two projects proposed for the ing an end and the Mayor will be making the final decision on Western Avenue reconstruction: the contract soon.

PROJECT 603449 WESTFIELD- ROUTE 20 ACCESS Congratulations to John Velis on his election to the IMPROVEMENTS ON COURT STREET & WESTERN Massachusetts House of Representatives.

AVENUE, FROM LLEWELLYN DRIVE EASTERLY TO Best wishes for a quick arrival of spring and a hearty fareLLOYDS HILL ROAD (PHASE I). This reconstruction proj- well to the winter of 2013/2014. ect on city-owned streets begins on Western Avenue at Mary O’Connell Llewellyn Drive 2.0 miles easterly to Lloyds Hill Road. The Ward Four City Council project will include left-turn lane construction at Lloyd’s Hill and sidewalks, crosswalks and pavement markings. Estimated Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column total cost $$2,419,590. are those of the author and not the staff, editor, PROJECT 607773 Westfield Improvements and related or publisher of this publication.

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Government Meetings MONDAY, APRIL 7 GRANVILLE Monday Night Meetings at 7 pm Planning Board

TOLLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm

WESTFIELD School Committee at 7 pm Fire Commission Meeting cancelled

SOUTHWICK Board of Assessors at 5:30 pm Board of Selectmen at 6:50 pm Historical Commission at 7 pm Conservation Commission at 7 pm

BLANDFORD Police Department Meeting at 6 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 WESTFIELD Housing Authority at 6 pm Conservation Commission at 6:30 pm Department of Public Works at 7 pm

SOUTHWICK Library Board of Trustees at 7 pm Planning Board at 7 pm Planning Board Public Hearing - 93 Feeding Hills Rd at 7:15 pm

GRANVILLE Fire House at 7 pm EMTs at 7 pm

TOLLAND Council on Aging at 9 am Conserv Comm Open Office Hours& Business Meeting at 12 pm

BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 5:30 pm Fire Department Meeting at 6:30 pm Selectmen’s Meeting at 7 pm Historical Commission Meeting at 7:30 pm

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Please be advised that Governor Deval L. Patrick has ordered that the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in honor of Officer Gregg Maloney,43, of the Plymouth Police Department who died in the line of duty on Tuesday, April 1. This gubernatorial order applies to: 1. The main or administration building of each public institution of the Commonwealth, e.g. town and city halls. 2. Other stateowned or state-controlled buildings 3. All state military installations.

I think I remember reading, or hearing about a missing parakeet sometime this past winter, maybe not. But, with the warm weather the snow bank on my front lawn has melted and with that I discovered something yellow. At first I thought it was just something that landed there. But upon examination, I discovered a dead yellow bird. At first I thought it was a canary, it was so yellow, but the beak was that of a parakeet. So I am most sorry to report the finding. But it is often better to know than not. As many of you know I have a great understanding of the value of our pets, as more than pets but friends and even for some as family. So if you, or someone you know was that person who reported the lost bird it has been found. Sorry to report to you the loss. – Brian Hoose, Ward 3 City Councilor.

Its a shame the Good Table Resturant is having such a hard time from United Bank to get some parking spots for its customers. Even the city which failed to show the location in their recent flyer, but showed Wings over Westfield and the Tavern.

They could have put in where they showed a picture of the GREEN. Hi! I realize I read in the paper there is a problem downtown with the college students. They don’t have anything else to do but go to the bars. Why don’t the city planner or city development or BID, whoever is developing downtown, think about putting in a movie theater and an arcade? I’m sure all theses kids just don’t love to drink, so give them something else to do and that might help the situation. Thank you.

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By Clare Higgins Executive director Community Action!

This week the Legislature was unable to come to agreement on an education reform bill that would have done a number of things in the name of improving elementary and secondary education.

The main sticking point seems to be the provision that would lift the cap on charter schools in the school districts that are performing in the lowest 10% of all districts based primarily on their MCAS results. This fight, with Boston legislators and parents on both sides of the issue, has stalled because of the long standing divisive issue of funding.

Policy makers think about children; parents think about their child. Policy makers look at test scores and drop-out rates in the aggregate; parents know that their child gets only one chance at reading at grade level by third grade or developing the STEM competencies necessary in this increasingly complex world. So when the Commonwealth sets up a parallel public school system that is not threatened by cuts every year, that can control class size, and offer longer days; some parents will jump at that opportunity for their child.

I’m not looking to open up the fight about the existence of charter schools; in my opinion they are here to stay. Parents want choices. School systems that have failed generations of black and brown children have not been able to convince those parents that the public schools are on their side. Charter schools present the promise of opportunity for their children. I don’t think the promise has been fully realized; children with special needs and children who are English language learners are under-represented in charters which makes comparisons with the district schools more difficult.

In all of the turmoil and tumult about charter schools, we lose track of the fact that 98% of public school children in Massachusetts attend district public schools, not charter schools. There are 955,739 public school children in Massachusetts this year. Of those children, 31,300 are enrolled in charter schools. 197 public school districts have no children at all enrolled in a charter school. And 285 districts have less than

10 children enrolled in a charter school.

The school budgets in many, many communities are not affected by charter schools. But charter school tuition payments have taken huge bites out of some district school budgets, including Northampton, Easthampton, Greenfield, and Holyoke. The system is based on the idea that the money follows the child.

But the Commonwealth, recognizing that the district schools have fixed costs that predate the initiation of charters has created a partial reimbursement to districts to offset the cost of charter school payments. This partial reimbursement also recognizes that, for district schools, the money doesn’t always follow the child. No money followed the surge of homeless children in Greenfield last fall.

Greenfield Public Schools had to step up, enroll those children, and help them and their families during their time in the motels.

This year, the reimbursement account was not fully funded. In fact, it is short by $28 million. In next year’s budget, the Governor has underfunded the account by $29 million. This isn’t the first time – the state also underfunded the reimbursement account in 2002 and 2003. According to the Massachusetts Municipal Association,; “Of the 20 cities and towns with the largest shortfalls this year, ranging from $250,000 to $10.3 million, 14 of them have been deemed by the state to be underperforming. These included some the state’s poorest and most financially distressed cities.”

Education policy makers have to balance the needs of all children with the brief span of any little one’s childhood.

They hear the pleas of parents who want a charter school for their child. They hear district school parents desperate to preserve the schools and the staff that they and their children have come to love. Reformers tell them that charter schools can be the answer to closing the achievement gap. The challenges facing legislators and policy makers is not easy in a time of diminishing resources and increasing distrust in the ability of government to solve large problems.

But, there are things we know that children need if they are to succeed; great teaching, challenging curriculum, assessments to assist that great teaching, innovative school leaders. All of those things cost money. They cost money in the district schools and the charter schools. And the sad reality is that the state government has set up a formula for charter school funding guaranteed to pit families with children in charter schools against families with children in district schools. If the policy makers and legislators want to lift the cap on charter schools, the least that they can do is fully fund the charter school reimbursement program.

Clare Higgins of Northampton, the city’s former mayor, is executive director of the nonprofit Community Action! of the Franklin, Hampshire and North Quabbin Regions. She writes a monthly column and can be reached at opinion@ gazettenet.com.

profit members are not assessed a cash fee, they do contribute through In Kind services which is of great help to the WBID. Although we respect the differences of opinion as well as the democratic process, we would like to share with you what could be very stark and real ramifications if the WBID were in fact to dissolve.

The events that you have all grown to love will end as you have come to know them. For example, Music Fest and the Run Westfield 5k Kooldown will not be able to sustain the magnitude to which they have grown. Perhaps there is an organization or two which may continue with some version of these events.

However, without a full time staff, the planning, execution and procuring of permits/licenses would not be possible.

Small Business Saturday (The Village Stroll) and the Farmers Market would simply disappear. In addition to the ending of these events, the sustainability of partners connected to those events, would be significantly impacted and make their efforts far more difficult.

Funding of the Community Development Block Grant programs would stop. We currently manage three (3) programs- Best Retail Practices, Restore Westfield and Creativity for Business Workshop.

Best Retail Practices alone has helped just under 30 micro enterprises with a $1,900 grant to each. Those dollars would be redirected to other nonprofit organizations (whom all do important work). The idea that the City would be able to administer those existing programs is false due to the lack of City resources. In addition, there would be no researching of or applying

for any new funding that currently gets focused right into the heart of the Downtown District.

An additional misconception is that the City will pick up all the services the WBID provides. The City will not take on sidewalk snow removal that is the responsibility of the property owner. The City will also not take on graffiti/gum removal, parking lot/ sidewalk trash removal, and planting/ nurturing/and maintaining of flowers. It simply does not have the resources of time or funding to fill that void. It will become just that… a void. Although these services may seem minor or incidental, they affect the first impressions and observations of visitors and customers. A clean, attractive and safe environment is directly related to people and their desire to pursue goods and professional services; it has a direct effect on the economic health of our downtown.

These are very precarious times. If you value at least a part of what we have outlined, it is at risk of coming to a very abrupt end. If you have signed the circulating petition, we urge you to reconsider. If you decide you would like to remove your name, please put that in writing, and send to the address below, so that we may submit on your behalf.

If you have not signed the petition, we urge you to join us when we have the opportunity to make a presentation to the City Council. The time is now!!

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor and Westfield Community, This letter is in response to the Letter to the Editor post in the Westfield News on April 2nd, regarding a technical workshop that is being offered by the Westfield Business Improvement District. The letter did not accurately represent the program so I offer the following information for clarification.

The City of Westfield is the recipient of Federal HUD funds through a program called the Community Development Block Grant.

Local non-profits are asked each year to submit their proposals on how best they can positively impact the community with their programs and activities. These programs and activities must qualify under national objectives such as serving a lowmoderate income population including, but not limited to, economic development activities.

The Executive Director of the Westfield Business Improvement District thoroughly researched possible programs and workshops that have been conducted on a national/international level to support small businesses in addition to major corporations. The “Creativity for Business” was a unique workshop and new to the Westfield business community. For this reason, the Regional Boston HUD office was contacted to review the program for eligibility. It was confirmed by HUD that the program was eligible for those business owners who qualified as low-moderate income. However, if the program is being offered to other business owners not considered lowmoderate income a fee must be charged. The fee of $50 was chosen to be reasonably affordable – much lower than the workshop cost if participants were to take the program on their own. That fee goes back to the CDBG program to assist future grant programs and activities.

On Tuesday, April 29th the City of Westfield will be celebrating National Community Development Week with participant open houses. We invite the entire community to join us as we celebrate the positive impact these programs and activities have had on our friends, local businesses, and neighbors here in Westfield. More details will be forthcoming in a future publication of the Westfield News.

Sincerely, Diana McLean, Community Development Block Grant Coordinator

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Dear Editor, Much discussion and speculation has been circulating as the result of a recent petition to dissolve the Westfield BID. On behalf of the WBID Board, I would like to share a bit of the WBID history and review the very real consequences if the WBID is voted to dissolve.

In August 2012, amendments to M.G.L. Ch. 40O, the governing legislation for BID’s were signed into law.

Those amendments require business improvement districts to hold “renewal votes” periodically to review their activities, to propose updates to their improvement plans and to consider whether to continue their operations. These “sunset” provisions give members the opportunity, at least every five (5) years, to decide whether to continue the BID. As mandated by the statute, the Board of Directors invited all eligible members in good standing to participate. The vote to renew the WBID for another 5 years was affirmed by almost all eligible members voting either in person or by proxy. The amendments to M.G.L. Ch. 40O also provide that upon the approval of the vote to renew, all eligible property owners within the BID district that had previously elected not to participate in the WBID automatically become full participating members. Members who had previously chosen to opt out of the WBID prior to the renewal vote did not have the right to vote, because they were not members as of that time. They will however have voting rights for the next reauthorization.

Prior to 2006 there was no cohesive effort to revitalize our downtown. I can personally attest to this as it was at this time that my former business partner and I, chose downtown Westfield to be the site for our new micro business. It was, to put it mildly, a disaster. The sidewalks were a mess; graffiti was everywhere; we even had a drug deal “go down” on our front step days after our grand opening, right on Elm Street! Despite this we chose downtown Westfield because we could see and feel the potential just waiting to burst forth! As soon as WBID services began, we noticed a striking difference in the maintenance, beauty and safety of downtown. We never regretted that important business decision.

There seems to be some confusion being generated as to who is and who is not assessed an annual WBID fee. All nonprofits, residential condominium and residential properties with three (3) or fewer units are not assessed WBID fees, nor will they be. Although our non-

Respectfully, I thank you for your time, Maureen Belliveau Executive Director PO Box 593 Westfield MA 01086

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ATV Riders Continued from Page 1 for these species so we don’t have to list them” as endangered species, Vitz said.

The division’s deputy director, Robert Deblinger, was on hand and said that not only does the use of motorized vehicles impact the birds and wildlife on the property, it also leads to significant erosion problems of their habitats.

He said that not all the users are aware that their activities are illegal.

“Some people are doing this, they don’t even know its illegal, others they do and so getting the word out that it is illegal and the fines are hefty is important,” he said. “That’s what we’re hoping to get across tonight.”

Deblinger and Ralph Taylor, the supervisor of the division’s Connecticut River Valley properties, explained that the enforcement activities on their property would be aggressive.

Taylor showed an example of the signs that have been posted in the wildlife management area and said “we’ve lost a couple of the signs but we will post them again.”

He also revealed that a number of web access cameras have been installed to monitor the property and he displayed video from one of the cameras which showed two persons using a chain saw to remove large logs that had been placed to block one of the trails used by ATV riders.

He said that type of activity “really steps up the problem because this would really be considered destruction of government property so it brings the level of fines to a much higher level.”

He said “it only took them about two days to come in and take out the blockage areas” but said that the efforts will continue and will include active patrols by environmental police.

Both he and Eblinger both pointed out that recent changes in the laws protecting wildlife area have made the penalties much stiffer.

Taylor pointed out that by law all ATV riders have always had to have written permission to ride on any other person’s property and pointed out that, since most of the ATVs used on the wildlife property are unregistered, “they could be confiscated or they could be taken by police.”

One member of the audience, Brett Anderson, said “they’re not afraid of the cameras” and asked if enforcement officials will use ATV’s for enforcement.

“I think that they would be a little more wary if they knew that occasionally somebody is going to chase them,” he said.

Lt. Michael Scibelli of the Massachusetts Environmental Police responded and said that his agency tries to make patrols, both by individual officers and with teams of ATV equipped

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Robert Deblinger, deputy director of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, speaks Wednesday night at a meeting in Town Hall to explain increased enforcement efforts targeting ATV users on protected wildlife habitats. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen) officers, at least every couple of weeks.

He said “it becomes very difficult to make a safe stop when you’re dealing with ATVs”, some of which are operated by professional riders, but said that methods have been developed and said “we’ve had some success in addressing the violators.”

On some occasions, he said, “we have written well over $1,000 in fines.”

He said that, due to social media, “information gets out very quickly that we’re in there, within minutes” and officers find no problems. Scibelli said that the situation probably changes as soon as the officers leave.

Anderson also pointed out that, particularly in the parking area, the property is also used by persons to dump refuse and suggested a camera be placed there “because those people I would really like to see caught. That’s just a gutless nasty thing to do.”

Deblinger noted that illegal dumping is a huge problem at all of the division’s properties and promised aggressive enforcement when residents report any evidence to Taylor or police agencies.

He also said that “a lot of that activity comes from Connecticut” and said that although the Connecticut agencies “are as limited for manpower as we are” they are going to work in concert

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One resident, Gary Yelin, who along with Mike Grondahl and Travis Loucks spoke Monday at Town Hall as part of the promotional team for Motocross 338, said “90 percent of the riders are youths and they’re not criminals. They’re good kids. This is their form of outdoor recreation” and said that they have historically used the area to ride their machines.

“I think there should be some leniency, you know, towards them,” he said. “Even though it’s wrong, they’ve gone out there for so long and there’s worse things they could be doing with their time.”

But Deblinger was having none of it.

“The point is they are criminals,” he said. “It’s illegal and we are cracking down on it and it won’t be tolerated and they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. That’s why we’re here tonight. So I’m here to tell you, you may think it’s a wonderful activity and there should be leniency but there will not be any leniency on Mass Wildlife lands.”

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That land is for wildlife and wildlife habitat, not for dirt bikes.”

He pointed out that there is a professional dirt bike track just a few miles away.

“Why don’t they train there instead of illegally using Mass Wildlife land?” he asked before answering his own question.

“Simple answer. It’s free, on Mass Wildlife land, and it costs money over there.”

“The point is we can’t tolerate it anymore and we’re going to

WESTFIELD - Paul F. Fouche, 62, of Westfield, died at Baystate Medical Center on Thursday, April 3, 2014. He was a lifelong resident of Westfield, attended St. Mary’s grammar school and was a 1970 graduate of Westfield Vocational High School.

Paul was a military police officer at the 104th Air National Guard for 37 years. He was a Vietnam era veteran of the National Guard. Paul was also a special police officer for the Westfield Police Department. He was an avid golfer and fisherman. He loved hunting and nature and spent many hours turkey hunting.

He leaves his wife of 40 years, Christine L. (Miller) Fouche; his son, Paul A. Fouche of Westfield; his mother, Clare Fouche of Westfield; his siblings, William Fouche and his wife, Deborah, Michael Fouche and his wife, Melissa, Marilou Mihlek and her husband, Charles, Timothy Fouche and his wife, Joanne, Michele Hart and her husband, Andrew all of Westfield; and Elizabeth Fleming and her husband, John of Suffield, Ct. He also leaves his sister-in-laws, Deborah Fouche of Texas, Sharon Fouche of Westfield and Martha Miller of Granby, Ct. He also leaves his mother and fatherin-law, Stanley and Phyllis Miller of Westfield and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father, Gerald J. Fouche; his brothers, Gerald T. Fouche and Peter J. Fouche.

A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, April 8th at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mary’s Church, Bartlett Street, Westfield. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Calling hours will be held on Monday from the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield from 4:00-8:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Paul F. Fouche Memorial Fund, c/o Berkshire Bank, 31 Court Street, Westfield, MA 01085. www.firtionadams.com crack down on it,” he said.

Although several persons present noted that there is no place to legally use ATVs, the Mass Wildlife officials insisted

that the answer is not to use the land which was purchased to protect wildlife suffering from shrinking habitats.

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RELIGIOUS LISTINGS Holy Week Services at Christ Church United Methodist, 222 College Hwy, Southwick.

(We are near CVS and Big Y) 4/17 Holy (Maundy) Thursday 7:00 pm 4/18 Good Friday 7:00 pm 4/20 Easter Sunrise 6:00 am with special music. A buffet breakfast follows at Edgewood Country Club. $9.50 for adults We are handicap accessible.

The Rummage Sale is Coming!

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 18 Broad Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Preview: Friday April 25h 4:00 to 7:00 PM— 50 cents entrance fee Sale: Saturday April 26th 9:00 to 3:00PM No entrance fee.

Divine Mercy Service on Sunday, April 27 at Holy Trinity Church, 335 Elm St. , Westfield.

Eucharistic Adoration & Confessions at 1 pm, Mass at 2 pm and the Chaplet at 3 pm.

Please come and pray with us for the mercy of God in our lives.

This special feast was started by Pope John Paul II based on the visions of St. Faustina of Poland.

The Episcopal Church of the Atonement 36 Court Street, Westfield, MA 01085 413-562-5461 www.atonementwestfield.net Sundays - Holy Eucharist at 8 am & 10 am Wednesdays - Holy Eucharist & Healing at Noon 6 p.m. Bible Discussion The Rev. Nancy Webb Stroud, Rector Sunday, April 6 The Fifth Sunday in Lent 8 am Holy Eucharist 10 am Holy Eucharist, Cribbery Monday, April 7 8-9 pm AA Meeting Tuesday, April 8 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Music Together Wed., April 9 Noon Healing & Holy Eucharist 6 pm Bible Discussion 7-8:30 pm OA Meeting Thursday, April 10 4:30-5:30 pm WW Meeting 7:30-9 pm NA Meeting Friday, April 11 4:4-5:45 pm Music Together Saturday, April 12 11:00- 12:30 AA Women’s Fellowship Sunday, April 13 The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday 8 am Holy Eucharist 9:30 am Blessing & Procession on Town Green

10 am Holy Eucharist, Cribbery

UCC Second Congregational Church Westfield MA 01085 Sunday, April 6 9:00 am - Choir Rehearsal 10:00 am - Worship and Sunday School 1:00 am - Coffee Fellowship 11:15 am - Lenten Study Monday, April 7 Office Closed Tuesday, April 8 10:00 am - TOPS 6:00 pm - Girl Scouts 6:00 pm - Stewardship 7:00 pm - Cabinet Wednesday, April 9 6:30 pm - Choir Rehearsal Thursday, April 10 Noon - Bible Study 6:00 pm - Brownies Friday, April 11 7:30 pm - AA :30 pm - Al-Anon Saturday, April 12 :00 pm – AA

RELIGIOUS DIRECTORY

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Advent Christian Church 11 Washington Street Westfield, MA 01085 Interim Minister: Rev. George Karl Phone - (413) 568-1020 Sunday - 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages; 11 a.m. Praise and Worship Service.

Thursday - 7 p.m. - Bible Study & Prayer.

All services open to the public, church is handicap accessible.

Baha’i Community of Westfield Sundays - 10 a.m. to 12 noon worship and study classes for children and adults at Daniel Jordan Baha’i School in March Memorial Chapel, Springfield College. Open to the public.

The second and fourth Fridays of every month at 7 p.m.

Westfield study and discussion meetings Call 568-3403.

Central Baptist Church 115 Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-0429 Email:cbcabc@comcast.net website: http://www.centralbaptist churchwestfield.com The Rev. Tom Rice, Pastor Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday - Worship Hour - 10-11a.m.

Christ Church United Methodist 222 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077 Pastor Rev. Valerie Roberts-Toler Phone - (413) 569-5206 Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.

Handicapped accessible.

Air conditioned. Nursery available.

Christ Lutheran Church 568 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077 Rev. Jeff King, Pastor Phone - (413) 569-5151 Sunday - 8:15, 9:15, 10:15 and 11:15 a.m.

11 a.m. - Contemporary Worship with Children’s Hour and CLC Live with Children’s Hour. Childcare available.

Thursday evenings - Weekender’s Worship - 7 p.m.

Christ The King Evangelical Presbyterian Church 297 Russell Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Jason S. Steele, Pastor Office Phone - (413) 572-0676 ctkwestfield.org Weekly Calendar of Events: Sunday - Worship Service - 9:15 a.m.

Sunday School for all ages - 11 a.m.

Monday - Men’s Group - Sons of Thunder - 7 p.m.

Tuesday - Women’s Bible Study Wednesday - Beginners Bible Study - 7 p.m.

Childcare is available.

The Episcopal Church of the Atonement 36 Court St., Westfield, MA 01085 (413) 642-3835 http://www.atonementwestfield.net Parking off Pleasant Street The Rev. Nancy Webb Stroud, Rector Sundays: Holy Eucharist at 8 am and 10 am Christian Formation for all ages following 10 am Wednesdays: Bible Study 9:30 am-10:30 am Holy Eucharist and Healing at Noon Congregation Ahavas Achim Interfaith Center at Westfield State University 577 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 334, Westfield, MA 01086 Rabbi Joyce Galaski Phone - (413) 562-2942 Friday Sabbath Services - 7:15 p.m. - 2 times/month and Holiday Services.

Call for dates. An Oneg Shabbat follows the service and new members are always welcome.

Monday Hebrew School - 5 to 7 p.m.

Sunday School Adult Study Group.

Faith Bible Church 370 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam, MA 01001 Phone - 413-786-1681 Pastor: Rick Donofrio Sunday School for all ages 9:30am Worship Services 10:30am Children’s Service 10:30am Fellowship/Refreshments-12:30am Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting and Bible Study 6:30 pm First Congregational Church of Westfield 18 Broad Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-2833 Fax - (413) 568-2835 Website: churchonthegreen.org Email :office@churchonthegreen.org Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9a.m.-2p.m.

Rev. Elva Merry Pawle, Pastor Carrie Salzer, Church School Coordinator Allan Taylor, Minister of Music Worship Service : Sunday’s 10 AM Church School Sunday 10 AM Childcare Available - Handicap Accessible Fellowship Hour 11 AM First Spiritual Church 33-37 Bliss Street, Springfield, MA 01105 Rev. John Sullivan, Pastor Phone - (413) 238-4495 Sunday Service - 10:30 a.m., Sermon, Healing Service, Spirit Communication.

First United Methodist Church (A Stephen’s Ministry Church) 16 Court Street Westfield MA 01085 413-568-5818 Rev. Valerie Roberts-Toler Email:FUMC01085@JUNO.COM Worship Service : Sunday’s 10 a.m.

Sunday School: Sunday 10 a.m.

Coffee Hour: every Sunday after the 10 a.m. Worship Service.

Childcare Available-Handicap Accessible Grace Lutheran Church 1552 Westfield Street, West Springfield, MA 01089 Phone - 413-734-9268 Website http://www.gracelutheranonline.com The Rev. John Marquis, Pastor E-Mail -pastorwhite@ gracelutheranonline.com Margit Mikuski, Administrative Assistant mmikuski@gracelutheranonline.com Sunday service - 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday – 9 a.m. - Bible Study Wednesday service - 6 p.m.

Granville Federated Church American Baptist & United Church of Christ 16 Granby Road, Granville, MA 01034 Phone - (413) 357-8583 10 a.m. - Worship Service, Sunday School to run concurrently with Worship Service. Childcare available 11 a.m. - Coffee Hour Monday - 8 p.m. - AA Meeting Thursday - 7 p.m. - Adult Choir Practice First Saturday - 6 p.m. - Potluck Supper in Fellowship Hall Third Sunday - 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Breakfast Served in Fellowship Hall Third Wednesday - 12 noon - Ladies Aid Potluck

Luncheon & Meeting Fourth Sunday - 11:15 a.m. - Adult Study Program led by Rev. Patrick McMahon.

Holy Family Parish 5 Main Street Russell, MA 01071 Rectory Phone: 413-862-4418 Office Phone: 413-667-3350 Rev. Ronald F. Sadlowski, Pastor Deacon David Baillargeon Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil 5 p.m.

Sunday 8:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m.

Daily Mass: 8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Communion Prayer Service: 8 a.m. Thursday Confession: Saturday 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. and Sunday 7:30 to 8 a.m.

Handicapped accessible Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church 335 Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Rene Parent, M.S., Pastor Rev. Luke Krzanowski, M.S., Assistant Phone - (413) 568-1506 Weekend Masses - Saturday - 4 p.m.

Sunday - 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. (Polish), and 10:30 a.m.

Weekday Masses - Monday-Friday, 12:10 p.m.

Also First Friday - 7 p.m.

Holy Hour of Adoration Thursday, 6 pm.

Sacrament of Reconciliation - Saturdays - 3 to 3:45 p.m. or by appointment Baptisms by appointment, please call the office.

Hope Community Church 152 South Westfield Street Feeding Hills, MA. 01030 413.786.2445 Pastor Brad Peterson Sunday morning worship begins at 10 a.m.

Contemporary worship, life oriented messages, from the Bible, nursery and children’s church available, classes for all ages. Weekly home groups and Bible studies, active youth group, special activities for families, men, women, and children.

For more information, call the church office 413-786-2445, weekdays between 9 a.m. and noon. Please leave a message any other time.

Valley Community Church and Agawam Church of The Bible merged May 2010 to become Hope Community Church Huntington Evangelical Church 22 Russell Road, Huntington, MA 01050 Rev. Charles Cinelli Phone - (413) 667-5774 Sundays - Adult Sunday School - 9 a.m., Sanctuary; Worship Service - 10:15 a.m.; Sanctuary; Children’s Church 10:15 a.m., (downstairs during second half service).

Mondays - Ladies Bible Study - 9:30 a.m.

Tuesdays - Women’s Guild, the 2nd Tuesday of every month in Chapel on the Green; Ladies Bible Study, (all but second Tuesday), 7 p.m., Chapel on the Green.

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 117 Southwick Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone (413) 568-1780 English: Wednesday & Thursday - 7-8:45 p.m.; Sunday 10-11:46 a.m. & 12:30-2:15 p.m.

Russian: Thursday - 7-8:45 p.m.; Saturday 4-5:45 p.m.

Montgomery Community Church Main Road-Montgomery, MA Pastor Howard R. Noe Phone - (413) 862-3284 Office Nondenominational Services every Sunday 9-10 a.m., with Coffee Fellowship following all services.

Weekly Men and Women’s Bible Studies available.

Mountain View Baptist Church 310 Apremont Way Holyoke, MA 01040 Pastor Chad E. Correia 413-532-0381 Email: http://www.mvbaptist.com Sunday Morning Worship - 8:30 & 11 a.m.

Sunday School & Adult Study - 10 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - 7 p.m.

Thursday - Visitation & Soul Winning - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday - Buss Calling & Soul Winning - 10 a.m.

New Life Christian Center of the Westfield Assemblies of God 157 Dartmouth Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Wayne Hartsgrove, Pastor Phone - (413) 568-1588 Sunday - 9:30 a.m., Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.

Adult Bible Study and activities for youth of all ages,Wednesday - 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Evening Service - 6 p.m.

New Life Worship Center 118 Meadow Street Westfield, MA 01085 413-562-0344 http://www.nlwcofwestfield.org Pastor Gene C. Pelkey Sundays - 10 a.m. - Worship and Sunday School.

Wednesdays - 7 p.m. - Bible Study.

Men’s and Ladies prayer groups (call for schedules) Changed Into His Image Class (call for schedules) Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish 127 Holyoke Road Westfield, MA 01085 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 489 Westfield, MA 01086-0489 Pastor: Rev. Daniel S. Pacholec Parochial Vicar: Rev. Steven G. Montesanti Deacon Paul Federici Deacon Paul Briere Pastoral Minister: Mary Federici Parish/Religious Education Office: (413) 562-3450 Parish Fax: (413) 562-9875 www.diospringfield.org/olbs Mass Schedule: Saturday: 4 p.m. (Vigil) Sunday: 7, 8:30, 11 a.m.

Monday- Friday: 7 a.m.

Saturday: 8 a.m. Miraculous Medal Novena Confession: Saturday 3:15- 3:45 p.m.

Handicapped accessible.

Our Lady of the Lake Church Sheep Pasture Road Southwick, MA 01077 Parish Pastoral/Administrative Staff Pastor: Rev. Henry L. Dorsch 569-0161 Deacon: Rev. Mr. David Przybylowski Religious Education: Lynda Daniele 569-0162 Administrative secretary: Joanne Campagnari - 569-0161 Office Hours: Mon.-Wed.: 8:30 - 3:30; Thurs. 8:30-noon Office, household assistant and Sacristan: Stella Onyski MASS SCHEDULE Sat. 5 p.m. (vigil), Sun., 8, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday 7 p.m.

Penance/confession: Saturdays 4:15-4:45; Wed. before 7 p.m. Mass and by appointment.

Baptisms: Sundays at 11:15 a.m. Arrange with Pastor and a pre- Baptism meeting is scheduled.

Marriage: Arrangements should be made with pastor prior to any reception arrangements as early as one year in advance Exposition of Blessed Sacrament: 1st Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Marian Cenacle of Prayer: Saturdays 7:30-8:30 Charismatic Prayer Meeting: Thursdays 7 p.m.

St. Jude Novena after Wednesday 7 p.m. Mass Miraculous Medal Novena after Tuesday morning Mass Chapel of Divine Mercy, Litany, Rosary, Friday 3-3:34 Home and hospital visits. Please call rectory Anointing of the Sick. Please call the pastor Prayer Line: for special intentions.

Call Marian at 569-6244 Bible Study: Tuesdays 9:15 a.m. at rectory meeting room Pilgrim Evangelical Covenant Church 605 Salmon Brook Street, Route 10 and 202, Granby, CT 06035 Rev. Dennis Anderson, Pastor Phone: (860) 653-3800 Fax: (860) 653-9984 Handicap Accessible.

Schedule: Sunday School - 9 am, Adult - Youth - Children.

Sunday Praise and Worship - 10:30 a.m., Infant and toddler care available.

Men’s Group Fellowship Breakfast - 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., the 2nd Saturday of each month.

Call for a Youth Group schedule of events.

You can visit us on the web at: http://www.pilgrimcovenantchurch.org.

Pioneer Valley Assembly of God Huntington, MA 01050 Rev. Toby Quirk Phone - (413) 667-3196 Sunday - 10 a.m. - Service of Worship Weekly Bible Study. Call for information.

Pioneer Valley Baptist Church 265 Ponders Hollow Road, Westfield, MA 01085 (corner of Tannery and Shaker Road) Phone - (413) 562-3376 Pastor James Montoro Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Service – 7 p.m. We provide bus transportation for those in need of transportation.

Just call us at 562-3376.

Pioneer Valley Baptist Church 265 Ponders Hollow Road, Westfield, MA 01085 (corner of Tannery and Shaker Road) Phone - (413) 562-3376 Pastor James Montoro Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Service – 7 p.m. We provide bus transportation for those in need of transportation. Just call us at 562-3376.

Psalms Springs Deliverance Ministries 141 Meadow Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-1612 Pastor Sharon Ingram Sunday School - 10 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship - 11 a.m.

Wednesdays - Childrens reading hour, 5 to 6 p.m. with Pastor, 4 to 10 years old.

Wednesday Evening - 7 p.m. - Bible Study & Deliverance Service Friday - Y.E.S. - Youth Excellence Services, 13 years old and up.

Russell Community Church Main Street, Russell 01071 Rev. Jimmy Metcalf, Pastor Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday School, all ages - Fellowship, parsonage; 10 a.m. - Family Worship; 6 p.m. - Youth Fellowship, parsonage.

Tuesday - 7 p.m. - AA Meeting; Family Bible Class, parsonage.

Wednesday - 9 a.m. - Women’s Prayer Fellowship, parsonage.

Friday - 7:30 p.m. - AA Meeting.

St. John’s Lutheran Church 60 Broad Street Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-1417 http://stjohnswestfield.com Pastor Christopher A. Hazzard Sunday - Adult Bible Study and Summer Sunday School (Preschool - High School) 8:45 A.M. Sunday Worship 10 A.M. Tune in to the taped broadcast of our Worship Service over WHYN (.560 on your AM radio dial) at 7:30 on Sunday morning.

Southwick Assembly Of God 267 College Highway Southwick,Ma 01077 (413) 569-1882 E-mailsouthwick_ag@verizon.net Pastor Dan Valeri Sunday morning worship - 9:30 a.m. (featuring contemporary worship, children’s church and nursery) Thursday night family night - 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. (featuring Adult Bible Study, Faithgirlz! a girls club for ages 5-13, Royal Rangers - a scouting program for boys age 5-18, and preschool for infants - 4 yrs. old) Nursing Home ministry - 3:15 p.m. at Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Granby, CT. Southwick Community Episcopal Church 660 College Highway Southwick, MA 01077 Phone: 569-9650 http://www.southwickchurch.com Rev. J. Taylor Albright, Pastor Saturday Evening Worship Service 5 p.m.

Sundays 9:30 AM, Service that blend contemporary worship with traditional liturgy and a family-friendly atmosphere KidZone: Childcare and children’s ministry during the service Sign Language Interpreted Handicapped Accessible Women’s Group: Thursdays 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Good coffee, fellowship and light-weight discussion of faith issues.

Childcare provided.

Southwick Congregational Church United Church of Christ 488 College Highway, P.O. Box 260, Southwick, MA 01077 Administrative Assistant: Barbara Koivisto Phone - (413) 569-6362 email:swkucc@verizon.net Sunday 10 AM Worship Service – Open Pantry Sunday Minister – Rev. Bart D. Cochran.

Music – The Voice Choir Nursery Available 10:15 AM Church School 11 AM Coffee Hour 3:30 PM O.A. Meeting Tuesday 6:30 PM Bell Choir 7 PM Boy Scouts Wednesday 9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open 6 PM Zumba

7 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday 6:30 PM T.O.P.S. Friday 9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open 6 PM O.A. Meeting 7:30 PM A.A. 12 Step Meeting Saturday 9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open 9 AM Zumba St. Joseph’s Polish National Catholic Church 73 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Social Center: Clinton Avenue Father Sr. Joseph Soltysiak, Pastor Phone - (413) 562-4403 Email - Soltysiak@comcast.net Fax - (413) 562-4403 Sunday Masses - 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Summer Schedule - 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School - 9 a.m., social center Catechism Classes: Monday evenings Daily and Holy Day Masses as announced For more information & links: PNCC.org St. Mary’s Church 30 Bartlett Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 562-5477 http://www.St.MarysofWestfield.com Rev. Brian F. McGrath, pastor Rev. Robert Miskell, Parochial Vicar Deacon Pedro Rivera Deacon Roger Carrier Weekday Mass - Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.

Holy Day Masses - 4 p.m. on the eve before, 8:30 a.m. & 6:15 p.m. (bilingual) Confessions Saturdays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. (lower church) Saturday Mass - 4 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 7, 8:30 and 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

All Masses are in the upper church, the 11:30 a.m. is in Spanish Handicapped accessible, elevator located to the right of the main entrance.

Adoration and Benediction - Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

St. Mary’s Elementary School (Pre-K-8) (413) 568-2388 St. Mary’s High School (9-12) - (413) 568-5692 Office of Religious Education - (413) 568-1127 St. Vincent de Paul outreach to the poor and needy - (413) 568-5619 St. Peter & St. Casimir Parish 22 State Street Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. William H. Wallis, Pastor Parish Office - 413-568-5421 Mass schedule Daily Mon.-Thurs. - 7:15 a.m.

Saturday Mass - 4 p.m.

Saturday Confessions - 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Sunday Mass- 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Temple Beth El Worship Services Sunday - Thursday Evening, 7 p.m.

Friday evening, 6 p.m.

Saturday evening, 5 p.m.

Monday-Friday morning, 7 a.m.

Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday and Holiday morning, 8 a.m. Ongoing Monday afternoons - Learning Center (Religious School), 3:15 p.m.

Tuesday afternoons - B’Yachad (Hebrew High School) 6:30 p.m.; Parshat ha Shove study group, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday afternoons - Learning Center (Religious School), 3:15 p.m.; Youth Chorale, 5:15 p.m.

Thursday evenings - Boy Scout Troop #32 meets at 7:30 p.m.

Friday mornings - “Exploring our Prayers” with Rabbi, 7 a.m.

Unitarian Universalist Society of Greater Springfield 245 Porter Lake Drive, Springfield, MA 01106 Rev. Georganne Greene, Minister http://www.uuspringfield.orgPhone (413) 736-2324 Handicap accessible.

Sunday - 9 AM First Hour Forum Sunday - 10:30 AM Worship Service, religious education and nursery for children Thursday - 7:30 PM Choir Rehearsal Monthly UNI Coffeehouse Concerts. Check uNicoffeehouse. org United Church of Christ Second Congregational Church 487 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 814, Westfield, MA 01086 http://www.secondchurchwestfield.org E-mail: office@secondchurchwestfield.org Office hours: Tuesday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Closed Monday.

Rev. Kimberly Murphy, Pastor Phone - (413) 568-7557 Sunday - 10 a.m., Worship Service and Sunday School for preschool through high school.

Sunday evening - Youth Program.

Westfield Alliance Church 297 Russell Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Jordan Greeley, Pastor Phone - (413) 568-3572 Sunday - 9:30 a.m. - Bible Life a.m. for all ages, nursery care provided; 11 a.m. - Worship and the Word; 6 p.m - evening service.

Word of Grace Church of Pioneer Valley 848 North Road, Route 202 Westfield, MA 01085 (413) 572-3054 Email:office@wordgrace.us http://www.wordgrace.us Chet Marshall, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Service: 10 a.m.

Sunday evening, 6 p.m.

Wednesday evening, 7 p.m.

Westfield Evangelical Free Church 568 Southwick Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. David K. Young, Pastor Phone - (413) 562-1504 Sunday – 10 a.m. - Morning Worship, childcare available; 8:45 a.m. - Sunday School.

Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Bible Study.

Friday - 6:30 p.m. Awana Children’s Program.

West Springfield Church of Christ 61 Upper Church Street, West Springfield, MA 01089 Phone - (413) 736-1006 Sunday - 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Worship Service; 9:30 a.m. - Bible Study.

Wednesday - 7 p.m., Bible Study.

Wyben Union Church An Interdenominational Church 678 Montgomery Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-6473 Rev. David L. Cooper, Pastor Sunday Worship and Sunday School at 10 a.m.

Summer Worship at 9:30am Nursery Available Bible Studies in both Church and in Members’ homes. wybenunionchurch.com

First Congregational Church of Westfield 18 Broad Street Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Elva Merry Pawle, Pastor Carrie Salzer, Director of Children a nd Family Ministries Allan Taylor, Minister of Music Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 568-2833 Email:Office@churchonthegreen.org www.churchonthegreen.org Worship Service: Sundays 10 a.m.

Fellowship Hour 11 a.m.

Childcare Available - Handicap Accessible

Sunday, April 6, 2014 9:00 AM Senior Choir Rehearsal 10:00 AM Worship Service 11:15 AM Senior Choir Rehearsal 11:15AM-11:45AM Junior Choir Rehearsal Monday, April 7, 2014 7:00 PM Line Dancing Tuesday, April 8, 2014 7:00 PM Church Committee Meeting Wednesday April 9, 2014 1:00PM Bible Study Thursday, April 10, 2014 1:00PM Women’s Fellowship Friday April 11, 2014 9:30AM Play Group 12:00PM-1PM Lenten Luncheon 4:00PM-6:00PM Young Singers Dress Rehearsal Saturday, April 12, 2014 3:00PM Young Singers Concert Southwick Congregational Church United Church of Christ 488 College Highway – P.O. Box 260 – Southwick, MA 01077- 413-569-6362 April 2, 2014 Thanks very much!

Sincerely, Barbara 04/06/14 – 04/12/14 Rev. Bart Cochran - Minister APRIL 6, 2014 - 10:00 AM – Rev. Bart Cochran - Minister, Music – Voice Choir; Nursery Available; 10:15 AM Sunday school; 11:00 AM Coffee Hour; 3:30 PM O.A. Meeting; 7:00 PM Bible Study: APRIL 8, TUESDAY – 11:00 AM Bible Study, 6:30 PM Bell Choir, 7:00 PM Boy Scouts; - APRIL 9, WEDNESDAY – 9-1:00 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – Open.; 7:00 PM Adult Choir; 7:00 PM T.O.P.S.; APRIL 10, THURSDAY – 6:30 PM Mid-Week Service; 7:00 PM All Church Meeting; APRIL 11 - FRIDAY: 9-1:00 PM – Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – Open; 6:00 PM O.A. Meeting, 7:30 PM - A.A. 12 Step Meeting; APRIL 12 SATURDAY: Thrift Store Not Open .

Potluck Supper GRANVILLE - We gather for a potluck supper and a fun, fellowship time on Saturday, April 5 at 6 p.m at the Federated Church on Granby Road. Bring along a salad, casserole or dessert and a smile to share as we celebrate spring. After supper, the youth plays the Ungame and Clue while adults challenge each other at cards or any board game you care to bring. All are welcome.

First Congregational Church of Westfield Lenten Luncheons WESTFIELD - First Church will serve luncheons, open to the public, each Friday during Lent (ending Friday, April 11) from noon to 1 p.m. The menu will be lobster bisque and a weekly choice soup, rolls, a beverage and dessert. Mark your calendars today and don’t forget to tell your friends!

A.A. Meeting WESTFIELD - Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are from Monday to Friday at noon to 1 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church. The meetings are open and all are welcome.

Holy Trinity Fundraiser WESTFIELD - The Rosary Society of Holy Trinity Church will be holding their annual fundraiser Bake, Food Sale and Chinese Raffle in the Parish Center at 331 Elm St. on Saturday, April 12 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 13 from 7 a.m. to noon. We will have delicious homemade pies, cakes, cookies, breads and other desserts. Breads made by the Felician Sisters of Enfield, CT will be available. Also available will be homemade chicken soup, kapusta and chili take-out. Our Chinese Raffle will include gift certificates, gift baskets, Red Sox tickets for May 18 against the Detroit Tigers and other great prizes for all ages. For more information please call 562-4514. The public is invited. We hope to see you there!

Quarter Auction WESTFIELD - Quarter Auction: First Congregational Church of Westfield invites you to A Quarter Auction Sunday, April 13th, 2014 Doors Open at 11:15 A.M. and Auction Starts at 12:00 Noon. What is it you ask? Well…it’s a cross between an Auction, a Raffle & a Home Party all wrapped into one!! New & Discontinued Items from local Direct Sales Vendors will be auctioned off for 1~4 Quarters per item!

Admission is $5.00 (this is your first paddle) Additional paddles can be purchased for $1.00 each There will be over 30 items to bid on at the auction! Please bring your quarters as each item will cost between 1 and 3 quarters to bid. Lunch will be available for purchase. First Congregational Church of Westfield 18 Broad Street, Westfield, MA 01085 568-2833.

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APRIL EDITION: SAT/ ACT test changes

Recently, the College Board announced that it would be changing its infamous SAT test. There were many small, and a few larger changes to the test. Is the change for the better?

If anyone who is high school aged is interested in writing, please have them email the Student Coordinator, Devon Kurtz, at wnstudentthinktank@gmail.com.

Devon Kurtz 10th Grade Westfield High School The changes made to the College Board’s SAT overall are good for the test takers, as the test has effectively been “dumbed” down. Not having to study useless vocabulary words is a good thing, and I am in support of that change. However, I am not fond of the changes to the essay portion. The essay portion is not included in the new 1600 point scale. The essay, for some people, is a major place of strength. The College Board has stated its desire to move the testing towards more practical avenues, and essay writing is an important part of college academics, which the SAT is supposed to show readiness for. Other changes, like the removal of the point deduction for wrong answers, will make the test less stressful, and more focused on college readiness. In response to the easier test, I imagine top colleges will simply make their ranges of scores higher, to correlate with the new test. This is a step in the right direction for education, as it veers off the course of testing for useless knowledge.

Billy Cordes Suffield Academy The College Board has recently stated that changes will be made to the layout of the SAT and they will be in effect for the spring of 2016. These changes cover all areas of the test. The vocabulary section of the test will be redesigned to use relevant words, and students will have to understand how the word is used in the context. The goal is to use words that students will use their entire lives, and not use words they will forget after the test is taken. Students will also explain an argument made by the author of the given reading. This is designed to determine whether students have a strong analysis of the reading. The math portion will focus on complex equations, linear equations and systems, percentages, and ratios.

Those changes do have similar characteristics and can be related to the current test, but a new factor will be a bit of science and social studies intertwined with each section. In my mind, the biggest change has to do with the scoring. Students will earn points for correct answers, but will not be penalized for an incorrect answer, like the ACT. The College Board, which administers the SAT, wants students to give their best answer to every problem. Also, the total scoring will be brought down from the 2400 to 1600, like it originally was in 2005 before the change. In my opinion, and I am sure there are others who may disagree, there are two reasons behind these changes: help level the playing field and generate more revenue towards the SAT. When students prepare for the SAT, some use the Princeton Guide, and others will hire a tutor that teaches strategies of how to answer each question for the SAT. If the tutor/class is not financially possible, it may set the person back when compared to the people who have been able to use a tutor. Either way you are preparing yourself for the SAT, which is what you should be doing. Recently, the ACT has overtaken the SAT as the college entrance exam of choice.

The content of the test has typically been more familiar to the students taking it and the writing section has always been optional. The College Board wants to generate more profit towards the SAT, thus they are trying to make students interested in it again.

James Sabatino 10th Grade Wilbraham Monson Academy The new SAT changes simplify the SAT, I personally do not agree with these changes.

The changes will eliminate the previous penalty for answering a question wrong, change the previous 2400 point scale to a 1600 point scale, and make the essay portion optional.

Another change to the SAT stops the creators from using less com-

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THINK TANK As part of our mission to provide readers with varying thoughts on key topics, we reached out to local students in our area to create this column we call the Student Think Tank. Each month local students from our area will share with you their thoughts on a wide variety of topics. If you are a student, or know one, who would like to be involved please e-mail patrickberry@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com mon, more difficult words. I do not support these changes because it seems that we are taking the “easy way out”. I am a firm believer that opposed to taking shortcuts and easier routes, challenging yourself is the better way to succeed in life. What challenge do we face when we simplify one of the most difficult tests we will take in our educational career? Students spend twelve years or even longer in school, all this time we are developing our minds and preparing for this one test we take that evaluates our knowledge and helps decide where we can go to college to further expand our knowledge, simplifying the test seems to be counterintuitive. By eliminating the penalty for answering questions wrong, we lose the sense consequences for our actions. Because learning from our mistakes is the most effective way of learning, this change takes that possibility of improvement away from us. Students will not have to fret about answering questions wrong and receiving a penalty for this, which gives the sense that wrong answers in life have no negative repercussions.

Eileen Fitzgerald 10th Grade Westfield High School The new SAT test beginning in spring of 2016 have several key differences that set it apart from the old one. One of these is designing the test to align with Common Core standards and making it harder to prep for by making the questions relate more to what students have already learned as opposed to obscure and ridiculous vocabulary words. This is gives advantage to students whose families could not afford all of the SAT test prep that wealthier families have access to. However, the new test puts many at disadvantage as well. The SATs have lowered their standards to benefit students going to college, but the problem is colleges will even further heighten their standards. Colleges see the new SAT test as “dumbed down” and will raise the standards for SAT scores. So while well intentioned, the new SAT tests may hinder many on their way to college.

Francesco Liucci Westfield High School Changes in the SAT testing system seem to be abrupt and relieving to many students. The changes being made offer a lower cost of the test, the essay portion being now optional, and overall the SATS are being essentially simplified.

While this may lead students taking the test that it will be easier to get a good score, the fact of the matter is that it is only about money. The reason the changes are being made to the test is so that the SATS can more aptly compete against the other available national test, the ACT. The ACT is generally seen as a more direct test and many students prefer to take it over its alternative. Along with the changes being made, the SATS proficiency level score is being lowered, so instead of a score of an 1800 being considered “good”, that point is being dropped to a lower number. Again, this may seem like it will make it easier for students to get into good schools because the company is telling them that what was a once mediocre score is now considered good. The truth is that with these changes colleges won’t lower the accepted score for the SATS in correlation with the company; if anything they will raise the bar. Since the difficulty of the test is being reduced colleges will expect that the scores of students should be higher and will not accost what is now considered good by them. Overall these changes do not affect much, other than a little amelioration of worried over the difficulty of the test.

EllEN Dufraine 10th Grade Westfield High School It is unfathomable how in America’s system of higher education, standardized testing (i.e. MCAS, SAT, and ACT tests) often has the final say in if a person is accepted or rejected by the colleges of their choice. Instead of allowing students to exhibit their greatest academic and extra-curricular strengths, the SATs curb those skills by testing only highly specific criteria such as reading, writing, and math.

Standardized testing is unjust because it appears inadequate on the college applications of a bright student who may not test well; and on the other side, it is to the advantage only of students who excel at this standardized format. Luckily, the SAT has recently made changes in order to quell these imperfections within the system. For example, answers marked incorrectly will no longer be deducted from the score. Instead, grades will be determined by an accumulation of correct answers; a method also used in the ACT test. This encourages students to, as appalling as this sounds, mark unanswered problems randomly in haste when time is running out. That way, each question is answered at a 25% chance of correctness (compared to 0% if it is left blank) because there is no penalty. Other than that, there are few changes to the SAT’s format and scoring; the biggest changes are in content matter, such as testing vocabulary that is more relevant in our everyday language and more common in literature. Also, the questions in social studies and science will be geared towards issues that occur in our world today.

This allows students to take information that is relatable and use it to their advantage while testing. Overall, the changes to the SAT, while helpful to people who already excel at taking tests, they are slight and do not eliminate the one-sidedness of standardized testing in general.

Marissa Katsounakis Grade 10 Westfield High School Going into effect in 2016, and therefore applying to all current ninth graders and below, will be changes in the SAT test. The changes being made are reasonable because the current SATs have an emphasis on vocabulary that is more complicated than it should be, and it focuses on factual evidence, rather than analysis or critical thinking. With the new test will come the change of vocabulary that is more commonly used, more analytical evaluations, and an optional writing section. These changes are sensible; however, plenty more changes, on top of these, would need to be made in order to make the SATs accurate in reflecting the intelligence of students. In my opinion, SATs poorly represent a student’s abilities in school because it is mainly based off of how much studying the student does before the test and if they can memorize facts quickly. An SAT score can be critical to being accepted to a college, and this is unreasonable considering it is a single test that measures a student’s test-taking abilities, rather than their actual college readiness. For example, a student who is capable of memorizing facts quickly before the test will perform better than a student who is unable to memorize information in a short period of time; this does not necessarily mean that the student who performs better is more prepared for college than the other. The SAT requires one to be able to select the one right answer, which is not effective because it does the give students room for showing their knowledge in multiple ways. The test does not measure strengths in creativity or work skills, which is ultimately what should matter during the college years. The new changes that are being made to the SAT are not problematic, but they also do not significantly improve the accuracy of measuring a student’s college readiness.

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Velis Ready Republican opponent in the April 1 special election. “I would absolutely be interested in hearing what he (Allie) would have to say on matters. He got a significant amount of votes. John Velis isn’t just the representative for the people who voted for John Velis. He’s the state rep for every single person who voted for Dan Allie as well, and I hope those people will seek me out.”

Regarding his joining the Democrat super-majority in Beacon Hill’s lower house, Velis said he has had conversations with Speaker Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop) and

that House leadership is “pumped.”

“There were five special elections being held (on April 1), and they were very candid,” he said. “They thought it (the 4th Hampden) was in play. They thought they might go 4-1. It’s a seat that’s been Republican for 41 years, so it’s a big pickup.”

When asked whether or not he will seek to build further rapport with State Senator Don Humason, Jr. (R-Westfield), Velis said that he and the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District’s Senator are each looking out for Westfield.

“Whatever is in the best interest

Continued from Page 1 for Westfield will be accomplished better if Don and I are playing on the same team,” he said. “And we both have Westfield’s best interests at heart.”

Velis will have a short window within which to showcase those best interests to the city’s voters, as the 4th Hampden District seat will be up for grabs once more come November.

“John Velis wants his record to be judged not by the ribbons he cut and the events he showed up to, but rather, what he got done and accomplished,” he said. “I’ll have some sort of record, however small, but

I’ll be able to say “this is what John Velis has done.’”

Regarding his potential opponent come November, there is one candidate the Democrat hopes he won’t be facing, that being the man whose office sits several feet away from his own.

“I mean, he announced the other night he’d run for the Republicans,” said Velis jokingly of his uncle Peter, his partner at their School Street law firm, who held the seat for two terms in the 1970’s as a Republican. “I think I can keep him out of it, though. I’ve six or seven

months to anger him into it, though.”

All kidding aside, Velis hopes that he’ll be able to appeal to the city’s voters again when the leaves change color.

“I’ll be running a different campaign, as people will be able to look at my resume. You’re dealing with a whole different beast,” he said.

“This time, it was the only race, but this fall, there will be a gubernatorial race, state senators, mid-term elections, so there will be a lot more turnout. It just means I’ll have to knock on that many more doors.”

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Lachtara, Rams sizzle

By Chris Putz Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – “Freshman 15” is typically used in reference to the amount of weight a college student puts on during his or her first year of dorm life.

On Friday, it was more like “Freshmen 17” as the Southwick-Tolland Regional softball team packed on 17 runs for freshman hurler Emily Lachtara in a 17-0 rout of visiting Sabis Friday.

Lachtara also dominated on the mound, pitching more like a veteran with a one-hitter. The freshman pitcher struck out 12 batters, and walked none.

“Emily pitched awesome, and we hit the ball well,” said first-year head coach Todd Downie, who has been a fixture in the Lady Rams sports’ program for several years. “It was good for the first game.”

Southwick proved to be an offensive juggernaut against Sabis.

While Sydney Rogers paved the way for Southwick, going 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run, 5 RBIs, and 3 runs scored, there were several others who fared just as well.

Southwick’s Morgan Harriman (triple, 2 runs, RBI) and Sam Brozinski (run, RBI) each went 3-for-4. Steph Devine (double, walk, 3 runs, 2 RBIs), Jen Yelin (2 runs, RBI), and Katelyn Sylvia (walk, hit by pitch) collected two hits apiece. Alyssa Kelleher (run scored) and Lachtara also had a hit, and Tara Dowd walked once and scored two runs.

“I didn’t know what to expect from them,” Downie said of his Rams. “We have a decent amount of girls back but Emily is a freshman. We’ll see how she does it Southwick starting pitcher Emily Lachtara delivers to a Sabis batter comes to tighter games, and see how the team fares. I’m during the first inning of Friday’s game in Southwick. (Photo by very optimistic. Our defense is solid. And our offense is Southwick’s Katlyn Sylvia connects during yesterday’s game against Sabis. (Photo by Frederick Gore) pretty good.”

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Southwick’s Samantha Burzynski, right, is safe at home after Sabis’ catcher loses control of the ball, left. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

Southwick’s Sydney Rodgers slides home after a double RBI against visiting Sabis. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

Smith Academy 8, Gateway 2 Gateway fell in its season opener as the host team, Smith Academy, rallied for eight unanswered runs Friday.

Eighth-grader Audrey Gamble delivered a decent effort in her first time on the mound for Gateway, allowing just three earned runs on two hits and six walks. The Gators made some defensive miscues.

“For our first time out, it’s not what we wanted,” first-year Gateway coach Matt Bonenfant said, “but we’re going to get it turned around.”

Gateway came out strong, putting together an early 2-0 lead. A junior varsity call-up (due to injury), Kayla Priest singled to lead off the inning. Arielle Baillargeon knocked her home with a run-scoring triple. Baillargeon scored on Gamble’s sac-RBI. Smith Academy scored the next eight runs.

Jessie Walton, Casey McKittrick, Gamble, and Alyssa Moreau managed to belt out one hit apiece for Gateway.

“We finally got a game under our belts,” coach Bonenfant said. “We’re going to shake off the nerves and come out fighting strong in our next game.”

Bombers jet past Indians Southwick’s Tori Richburg, right, attempts to beat the tag at second during yesterday’s game against visiting Sabis. Richburg was declared out on the play. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

HIGH SCHOOL Standings, Results

SOFTBALL Westfield………………..1-0 Southwick………………1-0 Gateway………………..0-1 Westfield Voc-Tech……0-0 BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Westfield………………..2-1 BOYS’ LACROSSE Westfield…………………1-0 St. Mary…………………0-0*

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GIRLS’ LACROSSE Westfield………………..1-0 St. Mary…………………1-0* BOYS’ TENNIS Westfield………………..1-0 St. Mary…………………0-1 GIRLS’ TENNIS Westfield………………..0-0* St. Mary…………………0-0* *No Report Friday’s Results SOFTBALL Southwick 17, Sabis 0 Smith Academy 8, Gateway 2 BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Westfield 3, Ware 0

Westfield’s Ivan Zuev delivered another solid effort Friday night. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

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BASEBALL Westfield…………………0-1 Southwick……………….0-0 Gateway…………………0-0 Westfield Voc-Tech…….0-0 St. Mary…………………0-0

By Chris Putz Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Westfield High School boys’ volleyball team really is soaring these days.

Westfield completed a nearly 45-minute, lightning-quick rout of Ware 3-0 Friday night at home. The Bombers dispatched the Indians 25-11, 25-10, 25-18.

Sophomore outside hitter Ruslan Kontsimal had his breakout game of the young season, recording seven kills and seven digs for Westfield (2-1).

Bombers’ Eric Shilyuk (6 kills, 6 digs, 3 aces) and Ivan Zuev (15 digs) also delivered solid efforts.

“We continued to be pretty effective offensively,” Westfield coach Tyler Wingate said. “Again, we wanted to limit our mistakes, and did.”

“We were even better offensively than on Monday,” Wingate said in reference to a 3-set sweep of Putnam. “We had a good week of practice. It’s nice to see them play well.”

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES SATURDAY APRIL 5

MONDAY April 7

TUESDAY April 8

WEDNESDAY April 9

THURSDAY April 10

FRIDAY April 11

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ V LACROSSE at Amherst, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Amherst, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL vs. Amherst, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL at Holyoke, Mackenzie Baseball Field, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Holyoke, Crosier Field, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ JV VOLLEYBALL vs. Athol, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ V TENNIS vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ V TRACK & FIELD at East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ V VOLLEYBALL vs. Athol, 5:15 p.m.

BOYS’ JV LACROSSE at Amherst, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V TENNIS at Renaissance, Blunt Park, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ V LACROSSE vs.

East Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV LACROSSE vs.

East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ V LACROSSE vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ JV LACROSSE vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ V TENNIS vs.

East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at West Springfield, Mitteneague Park, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at West Springfield, Mitteneague Park, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ V LACROSSE at West Springfield, Clark Field, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL vs. Taconic, Bullens Field, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Taconic, WHS, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV LACROSSE at West Springfield, Clark Field, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V TENNIS at Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ V LACROSSE vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ JV LACROSSE vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Mohawk, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL vs. Mohawk, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD at Monson, Moriarty Field @ Granite Valley Middle School, 3:45 p.m.

BASEBALL at Ware, Memorial Field, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Ware, 4 p.m.

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL vs. Monument Mountain, 2 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs.

Monument Mountain, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Easthampton, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at Easthampton, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL at Granby, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Granby, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL at Lee, Maple Street Complex, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Lee, 4 p.m.

SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL at Sci-Tech, Forest Park, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Sci-Tech, Forest Park, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE at Chicopee, Chicopee Comprehensive High School, 7:30 p.m.

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Granby, Boardman Field, 4 p.m.

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GIRLS’ TENNIS at Holyoke Catholic, Jones Point, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE at Wahconah, Nessacus Middle School Field, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL vs. Sabis, Bullens Field, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS vs. Pioneer Valley Christian School, Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Sabis, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL at Commerce, Van Horn Park, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

16 Albany (N.Y.) 71

12 N.C. State 74

16 Mt. St. Mary’s 64

12 Xavier 59

First Round Dayton, Ohio

16 Cal Poly 81

11 Iowa 65

16 Texas Southern 69

11 Tennessee 78

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Sweet 16

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16 Weber State 59

Arizona 70

Florida 79

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Arizona 63

8 Gonzaga 85 Gonzaga 61 9 Oklahoma St. 77

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ND St. 44

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12 N. Dakota St. 80

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4 San Diego St. 73

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Dayton 52

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10 Stanford 58

7 Oregon 87

Wisconsin 64

Stanford 60

Oregon 77

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10 BYU 68

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2 Wisconsin 75

Wisconsin 69

Kansas 57

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Virginia 78

Wichita St. 76

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Kentucky 74

Virginia 59

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5 Cincinnati 57 Spokane

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12 Harvard 61 4 Michigan St. 93 MSU 80

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Indianapolis

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Iowa State 76

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3 Duke 71 Mercer 63

Iowa State 85

7 UConn 89

Texas 65

2 Villanova 73 15 Milwaukee 53

10 Arizona St. 85

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2 Michigan 57

Michigan 73

Milwaukee

10 St. Joseph’s 81

14 Mercer 78 7 Texas 87

Michigan 72

UConn 60 UConn 77

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Louisville 66 13 Manhattan 64

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San Antonio

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4 Louisville 71

Louisville 69

MSU 61

Orlando

St. Louis 51

Harvard 73

13 Delaware 78

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9 G. Washington 66

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7 New Mexico 53

15 Eastern Kent. 69

11 Nebraska 60

Baylor 52

Dayton 82

San Antonio

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Dayton 55 11 Dayton 60

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San Diego

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FINALS WATCH: Hill back at Final Four ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Grant Hill is back at the Final Four. He did not bring the hightop fade he wore as a freshman in 1991.

“I remember I had a bad haircut, for one, but I was fired up,” Hill said of his first trip to the Final Four as a player. “We played a great team in UNLV, nobody expected us to win and I was nervous. But I was nervous for every Final Four. You’re not human, I think, if you’re not.”

On Friday, Hill was watching UConn practice in the Dallas Cowboys’ massive stadium. He will work as a broadcaster at the 2014 Final Four.

Hill’s Duke Blue Devils upset defending national champion UNLV in 1991. He played in three Final Fours and won a pair of national championships before heading to the NBA for 19 seasons. He has spent the past year working NBA and college games as a TV analyst.

“It’s not as hard as I thought on one hand, but it’s also very difficult,” Hill said.

“You learn the nuances, what works, how to project, how to do highlights — all these different components to it. I feel like — I hope — I’ve gotten better since the first day.”

Hill’s NBA work has been relatively easy since he was still in the league less than a year ago, but he’s had to study up on the college game.

“You have to learn the guys, watch the games and get a feel for the styles of play and the personalities, so it’s a different animal.”

--John Marshall — https:// twitter.com/jmarshallap ——— NCAA Finals Watch follows the Final Four games and all the activities surrounding the event as seen by journalists from The Associated Press in North Texas — from the big stadium in Arlington where the games will be played to downtown Dallas. It will be updated throughout the day with breaking news and other items of interest.

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Kez wanted to make Kurt a hood ornament, even without a hood.

Whose side do we take in the Kurt Busch-Brad Keselowski dust-up?

Here at NASCAR This Week, we’re high on both guys because they stir the pot in two different but effective ways: Kez knows that NASCAR’s popularity was largely built on driver conflict, and if given a chance, he’ll do his part for the Boys in Promotions.

Kurt isn’t quite as calculated, but just seems to have a knack of being in the right place at the right time. And, of course, he’s prone to anger, which will make this so much more fun when Kez gets his payback.

Jimmie in helmet, prepared to crash Victory Lane.

Kurt vs. Kez: Who’s your money on, if they square off?

GODSPEAK: This is no UFC-quality matchup.

You would see a lot of pushin’ and shovin’ and scratchin’ and kickin’.

And, no clear winner.

KEN’S CALL: We know Kez is good with his tweeting thumbs, but not sure about fists.

This might look like a pillow fight between stuffed pandas.

Will this pass, or simmer until a later boil?

In racing, things are always on simmer. Kez’s post-Martinsville tweets suggest he’s calmed down and realizes Kurt didn’t intentionally wreck him, but that, too, is possibly calculated.

You can’t publicly target a guy for payback, then pay him back and hope to avoid a penalty from upstairs. Nice move on Kez’s part.

We know it’s coming, but when does Jimmie get his win?

GODSPEAK: The “Six Pack” is capable of winning any week, so this week at Texas sounds about right.

KEN’S CALL: I’m gonna say next week at Darlington.

Will Texas give us our first twotime winner of 2014?

Mr. Hunch thinks Joey Logano will make it seven straight different winners to open the year, but also knows Matt Kenseth is ripening for victory.

We also know both guys would look wonderfully awkward in Texas Motor Speedway’s cowboy hat that goes to the winner.

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CUP POINTS 1. Earnhardt Jr. ................................... — 2. Edwards ........................................ -10 3. Kyle Busch ....................................-38 4. Keselowski ....................................-39 5. Kurt Busch .................................... -81 6. Harvick ..........................................-92 7. Kenseth ........................................... -9 8. Gordon ........................................... -11 9. Johnson ........................................ -18 10. Logano ........................................-40 11. Dillon ............................................-48 12. Newman ......................................-53 13. Menard ........................................-59 14. Hamlin .........................................-62 14. Vickers.........................................-62 16. Ambrose......................................-65 17. Stewart ........................................ -73 18. Allmendinger .............................. -75 19. Bowyer ........................................ -77 20. Biffle ...........................................-78 21. Larson .........................................-79 22. Mears .......................................... -81 23. Kahne..........................................-82 24. McMurray ...................................-87 25. Stenhouse Jr............................... -91 26. Almirola ......................................-95 27. Allgaier .......................................-118 28. Truex Jr. .................................... -122 29. Patrick ...................................... -123 30. Sorenson .................................. -126 31. Annett ........................................ -139 32. Whitt...........................................-141 33. Gilliland..................................... -142 33. Ragan........................................ -142 35. Bowman ................................... -154 36. Wise .......................................... -168 37. Truex ......................................... -180 38. Kvapil ........................................ -182 39. Kligerman ..................................-191 40. B. Labonte ................................ -198 41. Burton ...................................... -200 42. McDowell .................................. -201 43. T. Labonte.................................-203

When you think “friends and family,” you think Kurt Busch. OK, at least family.

There were several interesting dynamics in the outcome of Sunday’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway, but the most intriguing was that Hendrick Motorsports was beat by a stock car built by Hendrick Motorsports.

Kurt Busch won in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet, a stock car prepped from its front to rear bumpers by Rick Hendrick’s race team, whose drivers finished second (Jimmie Johnson) and third (Dale Earnhardt Jr.).

From Victory Lane, Busch rubbed it in a bit with this tease, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.”

Johnson and Busch have finished first and second in a race seven times in their careers. Johnson has won four of those head-to-head battles.

This was a stinging loss for Rick Hendrick, who won his first Cup race as a car owner 30 years ago at Martinsville.

With 40 laps to go, it looked like Johnson would be the sure winner. Instead, Busch, who had not won at Martinsville in 12 years, came up to challenge Johnson (eight Martinsville wins) and wrestled away the lead. It was only the sixth outing for the No. 41 machine.

Even with the heartbreak of coming up short for their car owner, Earnhardt and Johnson said they won’t complain to Hendrick about getting beat by their own equipment.

“I look at it as an opportunity to learn more,”

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SPEAKING OF JJ Johnson led 296 of 500 laps at Martinsville, only to see defeat snatched from the jaws of victory.

He has been in position several times to win this season, only to have fate and circumstances lead him to defeat.

“I’ve got to figure something out,” Johnson said of his recent run of bad luck. “Last year, I felt like some got away that I definitely had control of and was disappointed in myself on some of that. ... We left a lot of wins on the table last year for sure. Today, I couldn’t have done any more. I just got beat.

You’re going to have those, too.”

VELVET TAP DANCE Jamie McMurray’s No. 1 Chevy went hard into the wall after contact with Earnhardt’s No. 88 Chevy. McMurray had to choose his words wisely when speaking of the sport’s Most Popular Driver.

“He barely got into me, and you hope that wouldn’t happen and he would get off of you, but he didn’t,” McMurray said. “I went around and got into the wall pretty hard. It’s just unfortunate.”

GODWIN’S TEXAS PICKS Godwin Kelly is the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s motorsports editor and has covered NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him at godwin. kelly@news-jrnl.com

FEUD OF THE WEEK

Earnhardt said of the Hendrick/Stewart Haas relationship. “I look at it as an opportunity to understand new ideas. It’s a good partnership that works both ways.”

Winner: Jimmie Johnson Rest of the top five: Tony Stewart, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth Dark horse: David Ragan

Disappointment: Denny Hamlin First one out: Joey Logano Don’t be surprised if: Johnson finally wins and becomes the seventh winner in seven races.

KURT BUSCH

BRAD KESELOWSKI

Brad Keselowski vs. Kurt Busch: Busch crushed the front end of Keselowski’s Ford during the first pit stop.

“Thanks, Kurt. Appreciate it, bud,” Keselowski said after the contact.

Godwin Kelly gives his take: “Busch won the race, and Keselowski limped home 38th and only poured hot salt on that fresh wound, so Texas could be interesting.”

WHAT’S ON TAP? Sprint Cup Duck Commander 500 Site: Texas Motor Speedway Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 6 p.m.). Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 10:30 a.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports 2, 3:10 p.m.). Sunday, race (Fox, coverage starts at 2:30 p.m., green flag at 3:16 p.m.)

Nationwide O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 Site: Texas Motor Speedway Schedule: Saturday, race (ESPN2, 8 p.m.)

WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE JUNIOR EARNHARDT Back in stride, it appears

CARL EDWARDS Leading the Ford Cup

MATT KENSETH Mr. Steady again

JEFF GORDON Still in pointscollection mode

JIMMIE JOHNSON Gotta happen soon, right?

BRAD KESELOWSKI Anger equals horsepower

KURT BUSCH Yes, next to Kez for a reason

JOEY LOGANO This week’s winner at Texas

KYLE BUSCH Follows Logano to stripe

TONY STEWART Texans love a guy with a limp

MARTINSVILLE REWIND

Haas reflects on Kurt Busch hire following win at Martinsville Gene Haas, founder of Stewart-Haas Racing, hired driver Kurt Busch to drive a fourth Sprint Cup car in August, when co-owner Tony Stewart was recovering from a broken leg. Haas watched his dream realized Sunday when the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet, won at Martinsville.

Talk about the reward you feel in creating this fourth team, as invested as you were in it, to see it finally pay off with a victory fairly

early in the season.

“Obviously it feels good. Basically, there were a lot of naysayers and doubters out there about Stewart-Haas Racing. Tony (Stewart) having his injury last year, and it looked like we were all washed up and out of business.

But it just goes to show you that there is a team behind everybody. That was always the backup plan we are still going forward. Racing is tough. Every time you win, you typically lose three times. It’s a very difficult sport, and it’s

always great to win. The challenges are great, and that is what makes me feel good that we could overcome our adversaries. You feel really good when we are racing hard against people that don’t give you an inch, and then you can actually beat them. I feel really good about that. I feel great about Tony Stewart; he certainly has taken the team to a certain level. Now, it’s kind of like we are both working together, and I think we make a good team to put a winning race team together.”

You guys came out of the box with a fourth team and Kurt was 31st in points after four weeks, so does this (win) come as a relief?

“Well we are not points racing anymore.

This is all about winning. Being ahead in the points and not being able to win is really not going to get you very far. I think it’s really a whole new venue; it’s a very exciting one. I’m looking for wins. How we do in the points isn’t nearly as important.”

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Annie’s Mailbox

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

Should I step in?

Dear Annie: What has happened to the politeness, courtesy and respect that we instilled in our own children but somehow got lost down the tree?

My grandson, who is 8, has talked back to his mother for as long as I can remember. She didn’t discipline him as I would have with a good spanking. My daughter is divorced from the boy’s father. The father remarried and has custody because my daughter couldn’t handle him. The boy now tells her that he doesn’t want her to attend his school functions.

My daughter does not get informed of any of his school functions or conferences or any other things going on in his life. The father badmouths my daughter in front of my grandson.

What exactly should she do with respect to correcting her son? It’s getting so out of hand that I fear for her future relationship with him. Should I step in? These parents are in their 30s and should be able to figure these things out themselves. -Grandma Who Is Just a Little Worried Dear Grandma: Your grandson shows disrespect toward his mother because that is what he learns from his father. His father has cut your daughter off from being involved in her son’s school activities. This is known as parental alienation and should not be permitted. You certainly could speak to your grandson when you see him and gently help him see that his mother loves him and should be treated better. Your daughter, however, should speak to her lawyer.

Dear Annie: Thanks for printing the letter from “Joining the Letting Go Club,” who feel rejected by their grown children.

One part of the letter got my attention -- the part where they say they’ve had “minor disagreements” at times, but nothing so major as to cut off contact.

I have had this same situation with my family, and honestly, sometimes the disagreements aren’t as minor as the folks believe. Sometimes disagreements are downplayed to avoid dealing with the hurt feelings and poor communication between family members. The grown children may feel they can’t talk to their parents because of negative and heated exchanges in the past. Nonetheless, I do agree that the grown children need to tell their parents why they don’t have any contact, even if it upsets the parents. They have a right to know.

Several years after a falling out, I reached out to my family members. Over time, we were able to rebuild our relationship, and last year, we had a wonderful Christmas holiday together. I greatly appreciate the special relationship my children now have with their grandparents. Sometimes you have to be the bigger person and do what is best for the family -- even if you don’t always agree. -- No State Dear No: How heartwarming that you took that first step -not only for your sake, but for that of your children. Here’s more on the subject: From Florida: My husband and I could have written that letter. We know how totally rejected, unloved and lonely they feel. We commend these parents for loving their children so much that they can forgive them and let go. This is because their children’s happiness is more important to them than their own. How sad that these children will not realize what wonderful, unselfish parents they have until it is too late. After much reflection, we have concluded that we gave our children too much and sacrificed too much, and our children lost respect for us.

Arizona: The same thing happened to us. We have no idea why our three children are so angry. We never would have treated our parents this way, and they were not without their faults. We lost our only son 18 months ago, and his wife tried to keep us from his funeral and took our flowers off of his grave. God will take care of this in the end.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.

HINTS FROM HELOISE Springtime Is Ladder Time!

Dear Readers: With the start of spring begins many home-improvement and cleaning (garage and window) PROJECTS. With many spring projects, you need a ladder, but before you drag the ladder out, here are some hints for staying safe, from the American Ladder Institute: * Do not use a ladder that has any missing parts or is damaged in any way. * Do not use a ladder if there are high winds or storms in the area. * Make certain the ladder you are using is the correct size for the job you are doing. You should never have to stand on the top rung to reach the area you need to work with. * Never allow more than one person on the ladder at a time. * Do not place the ladder in front of a closed door that can be opened into the ladder (essentially knocking a person off).

-- Heloise P.S.: Be ladder SAFE, not ladder sorry!

PET PAL Dear Readers: Cathy S. in San Antonio sent in a picture of her black cat, Jazzy, looking out from her favorite spot: a box! Cathy says Jazzy and her other cat take turns lying in it. To see Jazzy’s picture, go to my website, www.Heloise.com, and click on “Pets.”

-- Heloise

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, April 5, 2014: This year you often feel uneasy discussing vital life matters, especially those involving sex and money. You instinctively hold back; make it a point to find out why. If you are single, you will attract someone who will notice when you withdraw. It might serve you to become more trusting and open with someone you are starting to date. If you are attached, your sweetie will become more dominant. That behavior could feel off to you, but know that you can’t change him or her. Accept each other’s differences. CANCER can irritate you easily.

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ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie

ON a CLAIRE DAY Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett

ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You are likely to say more than what someone wants to hear. It might not look like this person is wearing headphones, but he or she certainly is acting like it. Pull back, and refuse to waste your energy. Wait until this person becomes more receptive. Tonight: Speak your mind.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You could be handling a financial matter for most of the day. You might find it difficult to get past this issue, but you will find a way. Make plans with a loved one for later in the day. You could be taken aback by everything that goes on. Tonight: Catch up with friends.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Beam in more of what you want. A purchase that involves improving your image could be more significant than you realize. Meanwhile, a gettogether will prove to be a lot of fun. Do not be surprised if you overindulge.

Tonight: Buy a token of affection for a loved one.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Finish up your taxes today, or get some extra rest. Even you need to get some R and R. Listen to what someone has to offer. You might want to take him or her up on this one. By late afternoon, you could feel unencumbered. Tonight: Right in the middle of everything.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Use the daylight hours to visit with friends and perhaps check out a new gym or whatever else would make you happy. Know that there are no rules and no need for structure right now. A loved one or admirer will let you know his or her feelings. Tonight: Where the gang is.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Check in on a parent or older relative. You also might want to do some work or handle your taxes. Use the day well, and concentrate. By late afternoon, go to a game or head out to see a movie with a friend. Tonight: A spontaneous happening occurs wherever you are.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You would be able to be far more connected to a person if he or she were closer. Why not bridge the distance and visit more often? You might find this to be a very rewarding experience that could give you both depth and perspective. Tonight: In the middle of whatever is going on.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might find it difficult to get past a partner and handle a personal matter. The two of you seem to have very different styles, yet you manage to intrigue each other. A new friend could surprise you by revealing other facets of his or her personality. Tonight: Where the fun is.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Others seem to take the initiative; you won’t even need to pick up the phone. You will find that you are most comfortable at home anyway. A loved one might share more than usual.

Be spontaneous together. Tonight: Don’t worry -- others will seek you out.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You could be focused on a dramatic change. A discussion with a friend regarding this matter could feel a little strange. Honor what you feel and what you want. Trust that the other party will respond appropriately. Tonight: Go along with plans.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Your playfulness draws several people to you. You could find yourself purchasing a new item and spending a little too much. Know when to deploy your self-discipline. Do not allow a friend to talk you into a more extravagant purchase than you can afford.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You might want to see what is going on with a family member before formalizing any plans. You could be delighted by your choice to stay close to home and indulge in some laziness. You will see that those you live with will respond in kind. Tonight: Out and about.

BORN TODAY Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (1937), actress Bette Davis (1908), actor Spencer Tracy (1900)

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0265 Firewood A SEASONED LOG TRUCK LOAD of hardwood; (when processed at least 7 cords), for only $650-$700 (depends on delivery distance). Call Chris @ (413)454-5782.

0340 Apartment WESTFIELD Beautiful 2 bedroom townhouse, clean, quiet, 1-1/2 bath, carpeting, appliances, hot water included.

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AFFORDABLE FIREWOOD. Seasoned and green. Cut, split, delivered. Any length. Now ready for immediate delivery.

Senior and bulk discount. Call WESTFIELD 2 bedroom apart(413)848-2059, (413)530-4820. ments, large closets, free heat and hot water included, laundry, parking. Possible pet. $895/month. (413)562-2266.

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Volume discounts. Call for pri- WESTFIELD 2nd floor apartc i n g . H o l l i s t e r ' s F i r e w o o d ment, walking distance to center (860)653-4950. of Westfield and park. 4 bedrooms, 1 bath, washer/dryer hookup, gas heat. $1,000/month S I L O D R I E D F I R E W O O D . plus utilities. No pets. Off street (128cu.ft.) guaranteed. For parking. First, last, security. Call p r i c e s c a l l K e i t h L a r s o n for appointment (413)210-1059.

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0340 Apartment WESTFIELD 3rd floor efficiency apartment. Recently remodeled, kitchen with lots of cabinet space, appliances included. Dining room, living room, laundry hookups in basement, quiet neighborhood, off street parking.

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